Double Free Affecting qtbase-opensource-src package, versions <5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.05% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-QTBASEOPENSOURCESRC-301542
  • published7 Dec 2018
  • disclosed26 Dec 2018

Introduced: 7 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-15518  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-415  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 qtbase-opensource-src to version 5.5.1+dfsg-16ubuntu7.6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream qtbase-opensource-src package and not the qtbase-opensource-src package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

QXmlStream in Qt 5.x before 5.11.3 has a double-free or corruption during parsing of a specially crafted illegal XML document.